150 AXXALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



Peterhead, April 24, a few; Sept. 27, last seen. Tay Fordoun, 

 April 1 8, arrived; Aug. 29, majority left ; Sept. 11, resident birds 

 left, but migrants passing on to Oct. 8. Tayfield, April 6, first seen. 

 Forth Colinton, April 8; Dalmeny, April 10, Nov. 7, 13, and 

 19. Tweed Broughton, April 17, arrived; Nov. 7, one passing. 

 Chirnside, April 16; Oct. 19, last seen. Outer Hebrides Island 

 Ghlais, March 19, one; Barra, May 3. Argyll and Isles Skerry- 

 vore, May 18, two; Tiree, May 16, seen. Clyde Lamlash, April 

 30, first; Turnberry, April 25, three; Lendalfoot, April 2; 

 Carmichael, Oct. 12, a flock. Solway Mull of Kintyre, April 28, 

 four. 



Earliest, March 19, Island Ghlais; latest, Nov. 19, Dalmeny. 



CHELIDON URBICA (House Martin). 



Orkney Pentland Skerries, Sept. 13, one. Tay Fordoun, 

 May 3, arrived; Sept. 29, remnant left. Ballinluig, April 30. 

 Forth Duchray, May 3. Tweed Halmyre, April 28, several; 

 Chirnside, Oct. 10. Clyde Lamlash, April 30, several; Thornlie- 

 bank, April 28. 



Earliest, April 28, Halmyre and Thornliebank ; latest, Oct. 10, 

 Chirnside. 



COTILE RIPARIA (Sand Martin). 



Forth Dalmeny, April 9. Tweed Chirnside, April 16, first 

 seen; Oct. 10. Clyde Carmyle, April i 6, numerous. 

 Earliest, April 9, Dalmeny; latest, Oct. 10, Chirnside. 



FRINGILLIN/E (Finches and Linnets). 



Shetland Mealy Redpoll, Dunrossness, Oct. 20, one captured 

 alive, first time observed; Nov. n, one shot; Nov. 25, three seen. 

 Redpolls, North Unst, Oct. 10, five killed at lantern ; other birds 

 observed till end of month. Siskin, Dunrossness, Feb., a few ; June 4, 

 a $. Chaffinch, April 30, many in rush; Oct. 21, first of season. 

 Sutherland Goldfinch, Berridale, Caithness, March 4, one bird, 

 rare. Dee Greenfinch, Peterhead, Oct. 29, rush with Chaffinches 

 and Bramblings. Tay Brambling, Fordoun, Feb. 26, a flock. 

 Siskin, Oct. 25, over 100, Tayfield; March 14, Comerton Wood, 

 Tentsmuir. Mealy Redpoll and Lesser Redpoll, March 14, Tents- 

 muir. Forth Goldfinch, Dalmeny, Jan. i, three; Dec. 10, three. 

 Lesser Redpoll, Row, Doune, Jan. 2, a flock of 25 ; Edgelaw, Oct. 

 8, a few. Brambling, Isle of May, Oct. 6, large flock at lantern ; 

 Swanston, Oct. 13, one. Tweed Brambling, Broughton, Oct. 23, 

 one ; Halmyre, Nov. 6, small flocks ; Chirnside, April 10 ; last seen, 

 Oct. 15, large flock. Oteter Hebrides Brambling, Barra, Oct. n, 

 eleven remained for a week or two. Chaffinch, Oct. 18. Mealy 

 Redpoll, Nov. 10, one. Argyll and Isles Chaffinch, Skerryvore, 



